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This update focuses on key human rights developments in Ukraine, including in territory controlled by self- proclaimed ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ (‘Donetsk people’s republic’) and self-proclaimed ‘Luhansk people’s republic’ (‘Luhansk people’s republic’) and in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, occupied by the Russian Federation (Crimea). It covers the period of 1 August to 31 October 2021. OHCHR’s regular biannual report, covering the period of 1 August 2021 to 31 January 2022, will be issued in March 2022.

General Comment No. 37 of the Human Rights Committee clarifies States parties’ general obligations under Article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), focusing on the freedom of peaceful assembly. The General Comment provides a detailed overview of standards on a range of important issues relating to protests and gatherings, including online assemblies, the policing of peaceful assemblies, notification and authorization requirements, as well as the surveillance and monitoring of assemblies. The Ukrainian translation of the document was prepared by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, in line with the terminology used in the English version of the ICCPR.

General Comment No. 1 of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities clarifies States parties’ general obligations under Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to ensure equal recognition before the law. The document elaborates on the human rights framework that requires to shift from substitute decision-making in favour of supported decision-making, in which persons with disabilities enjoy full recognition and equality under the law and can exercise their legal capacity to make fundamental decisions about their own lives. The Ukrainian translation of the document uploaded here was prepared by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine and follows the terminology in the English version of the Convention.

This update focuses on key developments in the human rights situation in Ukraine, including in territory controlled by armed groups (AGCT) and in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, occupied by the Russian Federation (Crimea). It covers the period of 1  February to 30 April 2021. OHCHR will also issue its regular biannual report, covering the period of 1 February to 31 July 2021, in September 2021.

This briefing note examines the impact of the pandemic and the Government’s response to it on the rights of healthcare workers in Ukraine, of which 83 per cent are women. It looks, in particular at the right to just and favourable conditions of work, to social security and to effective participation, and how their situation affects essential health services. The briefing note contains recommendations to the Government and local authorities to this end.